Fidel Castro
By: Abby Guimont
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FIDEL CASTRO VIDEO
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letter from a Cuban citizen
March 18, 1991
Cuba had been everything I had dreamed it would be. Fidel Castro has helped lead my country to success. I take great pride in my country, and to know that we have a great leader satisfies me immensely. Batista was not the leader I had been hoping for. He cancelled the congressional elections, which led Castro into making his first real move. I participated in the campaign against Batista organized by Castro. The campaign was a success and Castro's giant army finally overthrew the army of Batista and led him into exile. Castro was a hero to me and to me he represented a sign of hope. From then on, Cuba seemed to have been becoming very successful in many ways including free medical care and abolition of illiteracy. But, it is now 1991 and Cuba is beginning to struggle economically. The Soviet Union has collapsed and we are no longer receiving aid from them. A huge drop in employment has undergone and there has been many food shortages leading to starvation. I have decided that this is not the place that I want my family to be. My family and I are leaving in the morning. We are going to flee to southern American in search for a refuge from this repressive government.
Yours truly,
Alberto.